Deaf and hard of hearing people often have problems being able to understand and lip read other people. Usually deaf and hard of hearing people feel left out of conversation and sometimes they are actually ignored by other people. There are a variety of ways hearingimpaired person can communicate and gain accsss to the information. Communication support includes both technical and human aids. H...

PURPOSE This study investigated the predictors of rehabilitation intervention decisions in middle-age and older adults with acquired hearing impairment seeking help for the first time. METHOD Using shared decision making, 139 participants were offered intervention options: hearing aids, communication programs (group or individual), and no intervention. Multivariate analysis (logistic regressi...

Human beings adapt to sensory deprivation in at least two manners. One, they modify their behavior in a way they believe, sometimes incorrectly, to be beneficial. Two, they undergo a physiologic adaptation by means of neural plasticity. Such an adaptation is often observed in the reorganization of sensory maps following damage to peripheral receptors.1 Furthermore, patients presenting similar a...

Communication is one of the important way to express and share ideas feeling. For effective communication, hearing plays an role. A person having problem with have difficulty in day life, which create several misunderstandings. This study, emphasizes how loss can poor mental health for individual or partners. study was conducted determine elderly couples impairment. The need detect association ...

background: the purpose of the present study was to explore further the cross-cultural validity, consistency, and replicability of faidss among students when assessing hiv/aids-related stigma and fear of people living with hiv/aids (plwha) in lagos metropolis. methods: using a purposive method, participants in lagos metropolis were surveyed using a questionnaire and concep­tualization derived f...

This study aimed to explore the survival of AIDS patients treated with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in addition to combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) and of AIDS patients treated with cART. Data of patients taking cART between 30 October 2003 and 30 October 2004 in the National TCM HIV Treatment Trial Program area were retrospectively analyzed, with follow-up from 30 October 2004 to 3...

Hanson et al. [4] described mathematical visualization as “the art of creating concrete understanding from abstract mathematical objects and their transformations.” Such artistry may be difficult to achieve because it demands both mathematical and graphical knowledge in one person, or excellent communication between members of a group of individuals with specific talents. Furthermore, it may al...

A systematic review of the language and communication characteristics of communication aids considered in identifying the appropriate aid for a child is introduced. The aim is to improve the decision-making around the provision of symbol communication aids to children.